Display sign



E. T. PETERSON DISPLAY SIGN Feb 7, 195% Filed Jan. 22, 1946 UNCH, ROOM "Wy W .[pww 7. PETEQSON Patented Feb. 7, 1950 UNITED STATEE PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY SIGN Edwin T. Peterson, Des Moines, Iowa Application January 22, 1946, Serial No. 642,663

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in display signs, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described in which the letters and numerals composing the sign are secured by means of suction cups to a substantially flat surface.

A further object of the invention is to provide a display sign which is particularly applicable for use on the inside of windows of stores, shops, restaurants and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display sign which may be quickly and conveniently composed and easily rearranged.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a display sign which does not mark the surface of the window on which it is positioned.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a display sign which is of neat appearance.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--- Figure 1 is a front elevation of one of the sign characters,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1 and shown attached to a supporting element, and

Figure 3 is a front elevation showing the sign positioned on the inside of a store window.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a display sign I, comprising a plurality of characters 3 which assume the form of any letter or numeral, etc., such as may be required to compose the sign.

Each of the characters 3 is provided with an oifset portion 4, disposed in parallel with and rearwardly from the face 5 of the character. The portion 4 is provided with an aperture 6 into which is pressed the free end of a mounting element such as the pin 1. The remaining end of the pin 1 is embedded in the body of a suction cup 8, the open end of the latter projecting somewhat above the face 5 of the character 3.

The suction cup is held by air pressure to a substantially flat, vertical surface, such as the inner surface 9 of a store window ID. V

The various characters composing the sign may be arranged on the inside of the window to convey a message as illustrated in the accompanying Figure 3, and it will be noted that while each of the characters is formed from a fiat piece of sheet material, the offset portions 4 accommodate the suction cups 8 in such manner that the characters are very closely positioned to the glass surface.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

In association with a transparent window panel having inner and outer surfaces, a display device comprising in combination, a suction cup adhering to the inner surface of said panel, a platelike member having the configuration of an ad'- vertising character, said member being vertically disposed immediately adjacent said inner surface, an upper end portion of said member being inwardly offset and formed with an aperture, said upper end portion constituting a visible component and contributing to the exterior appearance of said character, and an inwardly projecting pin provided on said suction cup, said pin being secured in said aperture whereby said character depends from said cup.

EDWIN T. PETERSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 598,331 White Feb. 1, 1898 1,228,545 Fitzgerald June 5, 1917 1,288,231 Seglem Dec. 1'7, 1918 1,692,450 Kimball Nov. 20, 1928 1,714,884 McConnell, Jr May 28, 1929 1,728,317 Wallace Sept. 17, 1929 2,314,803 Wagner et al Mar. 23, 1943 

